World premieres of the Chamber Music version of La Mer by Debussy and Helder's newest piece Spring Rain

09 November 2016

L'Orchestre de Radio France will premiere Helder's new version of La Mer by Debussy. A commission Radio France gave Helder last year. One of the most beautiful orchestral pieces in history was rewritten for single winds and strings, percussion and harp.

In the same program, Helder's newest piece Spring Rain (based on a poem by Sara Teasdale) will be premiered as well.

The concert will take place in the auditorium of Maison de la Radio France. For tickets and more information, please click here.

Very happy and proud to announce that I am one of the winners of the 3rd International Spring Orchestra Festival Composition Competition 2015, with my composition "Sextet" for Piano & Woodwind Quintet. Looking forward to the performance on April 7, 2015 at the National Theatre of Malta, Teatru Manoel in Valetta.

Universal Edition announces the publication of Helder’s orchestration of the Piano Quartet by Mahler in their newsletter.

15 March 2012

Mahler’s unfinished Piano Quartet in A minor shows the eminent early skill of the 16 year old: late romantic characteristics, eager gestures and a longing tone. It’s no wonder that the opening motive was featured in a central scene of Martin Scorsese’s film “Shutter Island”.

The Dutch pianist and composer Marlijn Helder recognised the orchestral potential of the work and has now created an arrangement which orients itself on Mahler’s own orchestral sound (comparable to Luciano Berio’s orchestration of the early Mahler songs), while at the same time including Helder’s own ideas for the work.

A score for perusal is now available. The world première of the new version will take place on 10 May 2013 in Rotterdam. James Gaffigan conducts the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra.

Instrumentation: 4 3 4 3 - 4 3 3 1 - timp, perc, hp, cel, str

Trio To Be Sung performs Helder’s ‘Im Nebel’ at concert hall De Doelen.

12 November 2011

Concert at the Parku Dittricha series in Zyrardow, Poland with Karolina Ogrodowska.

21 July 2011

Performing own works and music by Prokofiev and Fauré.

Helder performs piano arrangements of songs by Mahler at concert hall De Doelen.

05 June 2011

Concert during the ISO Festival in the Manoel Theatre in Valetta, Malta.